REGION: Two men shot

Two Riverside County men were shot in separate but possibly
related incidents Friday afternoon, sheriff's deputies said.

The first man was shot in the back at 3:11 p.m. at Harb's Market
on San Jacinto Avenue in Perris, deputies said. He was taken to a
hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, they
said.

He told deputies that two Latino males in a white Chevy
extra-cab truck with a tool rack came up to him and brandished a
handgun, officials said. The man said they shot him in the back as
he tried to run away, then sped off.

Deputies said another shooting was reported at 4:17 p.m., near
the intersection of Club Drive and Spring Street in Good Hope.

When they arrived at the scene they said they found a shell
casing, but no victim or shooter. They said witnesses reported
seeing two vehicles fleeing the scene: a grey Nissan Altima and a
red vehicle with oxidized paint. Deputies said witnesses couldn't
identify the make or model of the red vehicle.

A short time later, a local hospital called dispatchers to say a
man had arrived with a gunshot wound to his abdomen, officials
said. The man was taken to another local hospital for surgery, but
is expected to make a full recovery, deputies said.

Deputies said they believed the shootings were related, but that
they had not identified a suspect.

Officials asked anyone with information about the shootings to
call investigators at (951) 245-3300 or sheriff's dispatch at (951)
776-1099.